Posted By Jim Armstrong On May 31, 2010 @ 1:16 pm In Game Day,General Rockies | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO — Ubaldo Jimenez vs. Tim Lincecum may be the most hyped pitching matchup of the season in Major League Baseball.

“It should be,” said Rockies manager Jim Tracy.

There’s this huge sign outside AT&T Park with a picture of Lincecum. “There’s a Cy inside,” the sign reads. Two, for all we know. Lincecum may have won the last two National League Cy Young awards, but Jimenez may win it this year.

Jimenez (9-1, 0.88) vs. Lincecum (5-1, 3.0o, 80 strikeouts in 66 innings). And on a holiday, no less. It doesn’t get any better than this.

For the record, Jimenez is slightly favored in the Las Vegas sports books. The over/under is 5 1/2 runs, the lowest over/under of the year in the Vegas books.